Spicy Thai Beef Salad Recipe

Spicy Thai Beef Salad Recipe

A sweet, hot, tart, and savory salad

If you're going to have a salad, throw some spicy rare cow on top — right? Right. This easy-to-make Thai menu staple features flank steak marinated in a combination of sweet, spicy, sour and umami ingredients (thanks, fish sauce!) that will leave you satisfied in ways you never imagined. Once your face stops burning, that is.

If you’re going to have a salad, throw some spicy rare cow on top — right? Right. This easy-to-make Thai menu staple features flank steak marinated in a combination of sweet, spicy, sour, and umami ingredients (thanks, fish sauce!) that will leave you satisfied in ways you never imagined. Once your face stops burning, that is.

Spicy Thai Beef Salad Recipe

Prep Time:
30 minutes

Cook Time:
10 minutes

Serving Size:
4 servings

Ingredients

Steak

3
tablespoons
soy sauce

2
tablespoons
chili-sesame oil

2
tablespoons
freshly squeezed lime juice

1
teaspoon
sugar

2
cloves
garlic, smashed

1
1-inch
piece of ginger root, peeled and cut into small chunks

1
pound
flank steak

Salad dressing

1/4
cup
fish sauce

2
tablespoons
chili-sesame oil

1/2
cup
fresh mint leaves, chiffonaded (a.k.a. thinly sliced)

1
serrano chili, thinly sliced

3
tablespoons
freshly squeezed lime juice

Salad

1/4
cup
peanuts, coarsely chopped

4
cups
mixed salad greens

1
seedless cucumber, thinly sliced

1
small red onion
small red onion, thinly sliced

2
tomatoes, cut into wedges

Directions

1. Combine all marinade ingredients in a small bowl and whisk until smooth.

2. Pour over flank steak and marinate in a covered container or freezer bag overnight in the refrigerator.

3. Preheat broiler on high. Broil steak for 3 minutes on each side for rare (5 on each side for medium), then remove and allow to rest for 10 minutes.

4. Combine all dressing ingredients and set aside.

5. Thinly slice steak

5. Arrange tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and steak slices over salad greens, sprinkle with crushed peanuts, top with dressing and serve